Werrington Primary School, Peterborough
Werrington Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Peterborough, part of Soke Education Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 45th-highest of the 78 schools in Peterborough with published results, and 8,749th of 14,452 across England. It was 96% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Peterborough (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Werrington Primary School in detail
Werrington Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "The Department for Education expect all schools to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. At Werrington Primary School these values are reinforced regularly and in the following ways:"
From the headteacher's welcome: "Please explore and get in touch with our team if you have any further questions!"
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Werrington Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Peterborough and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 80% in reading and 78% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Werrington Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Werrington Primary School as their first choice and 109 named it as one of their preferences, for 40 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Werrington Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Werrington Primary School are Welbourne Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 70% reading, 64% maths); Discovery Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 70% reading, 74% maths); William Law CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 74% reading, 76% maths); and Gunthorpe Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 65% reading, 61% maths).
Werrington Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Welbourne Primary AcademyDiscovery Primary AcademyWilliam Law CofE Primary SchoolGunthorpe Primary School
The trust
Werrington Primary School is one of 6 schools run by Soke Education Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
14.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Peterborough Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.
17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Church (ne-bound), 100 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Werrington Primary School issued 20 suspensions, 4.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Werrington Primary School are Queen Katharine Academy (0.4 miles), Ken Stimpson Academy (0.5 miles) and Manor Drive Secondary Academy (1.8 miles).
Queen Katharine AcademyKen Stimpson AcademyManor Drive Secondary Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Werrington Primary School is a happy place to learn, where everyone is respected. Pupils follow the school's values of being kind, respectful and responsible and doing their best. Pupils embrace these values and try hard to follow them.
Pupils behave well and show high levels of engagement and interest in lessons. Relationships between staff and pupils are strong. Pupils are confident to share their worries with staff. Pupils enjoy the fun activities and experiences that teachers plan for them. For example, the whole school enjoyed the Year 6 enterprise summer fair.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Reading is a priority in this school. Leaders understand the different needs of all pupils and are ambitious for everyone to be a fluent reader as soon as possible. From Reception, routines are quickly established. Reading for pleasure is at the heart of the school. Pupils regularly visit the school library and enjoy listening to staff read to them daily. They enjoy the reading shed, which pupils can access during breaktimes and lunchtimes. Children in the early years retell stories with enthusiasm. All of this helps pupils to develop a love of reading.
Staff are well trained in teaching the phonics scheme. They identify quickly any pupils who are not keeping up. Teachers adjust lessons and provide additional support for those who need it. Pupils regularly practise reading with books carefully matched to the sounds they have learned. This helps pupils' fluency to develop quickly.
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
14.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 80% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 78% to 73% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 80% to 61% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.3
Avg class size
25.3
Infant (KS1)
28.8
KS2
14
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Werrington Primary School
Reception 2027 Open Events
16 Sep 2026
Updated Newsletter
24 Jan 2025
Welcome to our website!
26 Sep 2024
From Werrington Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Keep up with Werrington Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Werrington Primary School.
- Schools OutAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Werrington Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Peterborough's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Werrington Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Werrington Primary School is in Peterborough; for families living there:
- Peterborough's school travel policy: Mainstream school transport assistance policy
- How to apply: Apply online for school transport for 4 to 16 year olds
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Peterborough is 16 (the median across 91 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
403 pupils
420 places
17 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Peterborough
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Peterborough
Across Peterborough council
Places available
3,215
Applications
2,365
Got 1st preference
94.8%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across Peterborough council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
47
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
16.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
382
Total Pupils
174
Boys
208
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
17.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,708
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,004
Per pupil
£2226k
Total funding
£100k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.8%
Overall absence
10.3%
Persistent absence
360
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Werrington Primary School
Questions parents ask about Werrington Primary School
What are SATs results like at Werrington Primary School?
Of the pupils at Werrington Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 75% reached the expected standard in reading and 73% did so in maths.
What is Werrington Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Werrington Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024.
What is the catchment area for Werrington Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Werrington Primary School is oversubscribed, Peterborough allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Werrington Primary School?
Werrington Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Werrington Primary School?
Classes at Werrington Primary School average 27.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Werrington Primary School?
Werrington Primary School has around 382 pupils on roll. 14% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Werrington Primary School?
4.8% of sessions were missed at Werrington Primary School in 2024/25. 10.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Werrington Primary School?
Apply through Peterborough's coordinated admissions process, naming Werrington Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Werrington Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Schools Out (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Werrington Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Peterborough is 16 (the median across 91 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Werrington Primary School?
Werrington Primary School is at Amberley Slope, Werrington, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 6QG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)